News & Exclusives

Rewind: Virtual #ELGLInspire

Posted on May 20, 2020

On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, ELGL and the University of Oregon hosted a virtual #ELGLInspire event. Use the links below to watch the speakers, or review the event video in full. An agenda for the event is included below. Use this link to skip to each speaker/topic Watch the event in full: Quickfire Presentations: 10:15...

Meet Brian Murphy, ELGL’s New Data Coordinator

Posted on May 19, 2020

ELGL wants to practice what we preach, and that means reaffirming our commitment to our work on diversity, equity, and inclusion in local government, and data-driven decision making. We've hired a part time, limited duration position to work on the Diversity Dashboard, and other data projects, during the Summer of 2020. Learn more about Brian...

Finding Sanity During an Insane Time

Posted on May 18, 2020

Today's Morning Buzz comes to you from Ann Marie Townshend, the City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. What I'm Reading: The Carpenter by Jon Gordon What I'm Doing: Preparing to open our public beaches for Memorial Day Weekend The other night, as I lie in bed trying to fall asleep, I am feeling a bit short of...

The Power of Arts and Culture to Transform our Water Future

Posted on May 15, 2020

Kids draw the sea level rise line in Eve Mosher’s HighWaterLine, Miami. The following blog is a two-part series that explores how the arts and culture are contributing to the organization’s larger vision. In this first blog we hear from Radhika Fox, CEO and Katy Lackey, Senior Program Manager at the US Water Alliance about...

Benefits of Open Source Software During COVID-19 Response

Posted on May 12, 2020

This blog post is shared by ELGL member Mark Lerner, the creator of New America's new Pandemic Response Repository. As local government technology needs expand and budgets contract, open source presents solutions. The majority of local governments expect IT budgets to be reduced by the end of the year, while their tech needs balloon. Budgets...